Genesis 1:3
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3 Then (A)God said, “[a]Let there be light”; and there was light.
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John 1:4-9
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4 (A)In Him was life, and the life was (B)the Light of mankind. 5 And (C)the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not [a]grasp it.
The Witness John the Baptist
6 A man [b]came, one sent from God, and his name was (D)John. 7 [c]He came [d](E)as a witness, to testify about the Light, (F)so that all might believe through him. 8 [e](G)He was not the Light, but he came to testify about the Light.
9 [f]This was (H)the true Light [g]that, coming into the world, enlightens every person.
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Ephesians 5:8
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8 for (A)you were once (B)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord; walk as (C)children of light
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